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Monument details

HER Number:TR 34 SE 108
Type of record:Maritime
Name:Loanda

Summary

REMAINS OF BRITISH MERCHANT VESSEL, 1908


Monument Types

  • WRECK (Modern - 1908 AD to 1908 AD)

Full description

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Vertical Datum: LAT Built: 1891 Owner: Elder Dempster and Co Vessel, built 1891, sank following collision with Russian SS JUNONA, whilst en-route Hamburg to West Coast Africa. Owned at time of loss by Elder, Dempster and Co. (2) 03-JUN-1908 Wreck, two masts visible. 15-AUG-1909 dispersed to 41ft. 08-OCT-1937 Depth 46ft 24-APR-1978 SMB ENDEAVOUR in 51 08 57N, 001 24 43E Depth 14.4 in general depth 20m, scour 22.4m. Appears encroached by sand. 16-JUL-1992 Copies of builders drawings and sketch of wreck on seabed confirm charted information.


<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.

<2> Eric McKee, 1983, Working boats of Britain, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6350.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a.
<2>Bibliographic reference: Eric McKee. 1983. Working boats of Britain. Page Nos. N/a.

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TR 34 SE 112Parent of: Loanda (Maritime)